Exhibit 1c: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Carbon (Non-Alloy) Steel Products: (Census Basis) Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding February 2006 January 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,819,428 1,590,213 2,387,895 1,386,620 Ingots And Steel For Castings 14 7 4 2 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 739,245 287,470 611,804 222,718 Wire Rods 264,108 120,844 322,545 145,084 Structural Shapes Heavy 84,437 49,805 38,440 24,024 Steel Piling 10,006 9,054 2,121 1,881 Plates Cut Lengths 72,951 45,515 59,494 40,598 Plates In Coils 72,096 37,630 57,397 30,505 Rails Standard 20,876 15,006 12,309 8,844 Rails All Other 980 808 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 243 466 1,067 888 Bars - Hot Rolled 60,314 40,975 50,874 35,082 Bars - Light Shaped 21,437 12,246 19,118 11,300 Bars - Reinforcing 269,645 114,077 103,622 43,687 Bars - Cold Finished 12,011 13,739 12,973 14,598 Standard Pipe 120,129 87,106 109,041 79,638 Oil Country Goods 87,145 87,449 100,153 106,427 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 18,689 18,197 21,350 19,808 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 31,500 33,163 32,016 30,157 Line Pipe - Not Specified 18,178 12,484 21,690 14,875 Mechanical Tubing 41,491 42,716 37,981 40,346 Pressure Tubing 5,210 6,734 4,169 6,376 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 770 2,160 626 1,694 Structural Pipe & Tube 57,821 42,249 39,127 32,128 Pipe For Piling 650 475 1,489 1,177 Wire Drawn 46,799 42,862 50,294 45,731 Black Plate 2,561 1,998 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 31,954 23,498 21,661 17,333 Tin Free Steel 4,405 3,935 7,355 6,779 Sheets Hot Rolled 262,291 129,697 281,890 144,041 Sheets Cold Rolled 197,768 108,775 111,408 65,406 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 198,468 142,893 192,336 138,329 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 10,844 8,459 4,487 3,269 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 39,519 32,635 41,391 35,862 Strip - Hot Rolled 6,794 4,729 5,087 3,588 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,077 10,359 7,914 10,874 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,697,758 1,542,990 Ingots And Steel For Castings 7 4 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 752,774 276,025 Wire Rods 356,318 159,091 Structural Shapes Heavy 39,197 24,529 Steel Piling 2,166 1,916 Plates Cut Lengths 66,754 45,314 Plates In Coils 58,563 31,252 Rails Standard 16,842 11,745 Rails All Other 1,546 1,352 Railroad Accessories 1,110 937 Bars - Hot Rolled 53,851 36,890 Bars - Light Shaped 20,541 12,078 Bars - Reinforcing 108,265 45,661 Bars - Cold Finished 14,148 15,930 Standard Pipe 112,522 82,509 Oil Country Goods 112,162 121,832 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 22,547 21,261 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 33,229 31,148 Line Pipe - Not Specified 22,637 15,486 Mechanical Tubing 40,115 42,107 Pressure Tubing 4,532 6,593 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 673 1,784 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,331 33,704 Pipe For Piling 1,493 1,182 Wire Drawn 53,397 48,192 Black Plate 3,118 2,219 Tin Plate 22,589 18,253 Tin Free Steel 7,464 6,886 Sheets Hot Rolled 312,690 158,983 Sheets Cold Rolled 141,360 81,560 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 211,408 150,454 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 5,624 4,083 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 42,758 36,512 Strip - Hot Rolled 5,387 3,841 Strip - Cold Rolled 8,642 11,675 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2005 January 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,046,372 1,369,675 2,233,948 1,481,361 Ingots And Steel For Castings 277 144 156 81 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 489,569 253,372 596,011 298,854 Wire Rods 222,246 115,577 233,895 123,962 Structural Shapes Heavy 24,578 16,600 41,794 26,198 Steel Piling 4,348 3,881 4,901 4,147 Plates Cut Lengths 45,998 31,391 25,334 18,593 Plates In Coils 57,038 36,965 73,937 46,939 Rails Standard 12,139 8,492 21,506 13,891 Rails All Other 988 918 1,304 1,146 Railroad Accessories 142 115 1,148 826 Bars - Hot Rolled 69,803 51,499 72,879 56,064 Bars - Light Shaped 15,330 8,168 8,245 4,603 Bars - Reinforcing 114,232 49,630 44,547 19,498 Bars - Cold Finished 13,915 16,873 13,639 16,268 Standard Pipe 82,703 68,103 96,575 75,499 Oil Country Goods 93,842 86,303 63,790 53,835 Line Pipe > 16 inches in diamete 32,037 28,812 17,727 17,052 Line Pipe <= 16 inches in diamet 21,753 18,456 31,768 25,639 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,421 12,323 13,754 10,941 Mechanical Tubing 44,784 48,550 33,163 39,078 Pressure Tubing 4,845 6,139 4,492 5,876 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 691 1,657 1,074 2,131 Structural Pipe & Tube 62,594 53,943 40,352 37,718 Pipe For Piling 957 758 264 256 Wire Drawn 54,844 53,002 55,608 55,063 Black Plate 2,257 1,854 3,595 3,242 Tin Plate 27,174 19,464 30,474 21,674 Tin Free Steel 7,467 5,820 8,692 6,455 Sheets Hot Rolled 220,055 130,514 286,063 172,794 Sheets Cold Rolled 105,751 70,791 149,527 103,980 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 142,389 114,063 185,738 150,063 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 4,301 3,356 6,720 4,795 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 35,755 37,000 48,469 48,019 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,071 5,544 9,494 6,176 Strip - Cold Rolled 7,077 9,598 7,313 10,005 NOTE: See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary February 2006 (CB-06-44)